Bass Anglers’ Sportfishing Society

Fighting for Bass and Bass Anglers’ since 1973

This says it all

[We quote below, a letter which appeared in the ‘Western Morning News’ on 21 April 2007. We are grateful to the Editor of the Western Morning News and the writer of the letter, Mr John Brooks of Redruth, for allowing BASS to publish the content on this web site.] The weird logic of fish management […]

Promoting C & R

[photo – Allan McAvoy with his 13lb 6oz bass just before it was released – photo courtesy Paul Jennings] On Saturday 21 April 2007, BASS, represented by Steve Binckes, Editor of the BASS magazine and John Taylor of the BASS Committee, attended the annual dinner and awards ceremony of the Poole Bay Small Boat Angling […]

Sign a bass petition re mls

A petition has been set up on the No.10 Downing Street web site, to ask the Prime Minister to increase the minimum landing size (MLS) for bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) to 45cm. This will allow all bass to spawn at least once during their lifetime and help establish a more sustainable bass stock, thus benefiting both […]

Furore over bass mls delay

“Fisheries Minister Ben Bradshaw faces the wrath of sea anglers over his decision to hold back on raising the minimum landing size (MLS) of bass from 36 to 40cm.” Read the full story in the Western Morning News. If you would like to make a comment on this article, please contact BASS and we’ll add […]

Letter to Minister re MLS

[We quote below the content of a letter sent to Ben Bradshaw, MP, Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, as a result of his recent decision to suspend the proposed increase in the bass minimum landing size (MLS) to 40cms. This was due to take effect on 6 April 2007.] Dear […]